• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 42010

• • Brand: Musaphonic

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• Number of Tubes
• 8

• Valves / Tubes
• 6K7 6A8 6K7 6H6 6C5 6F6 6F6 5Z4

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 465 kHz; 3 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 7 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast plus more than 2 Short Wave bands.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 25 or 60 cycles: 105 - 120 or 115; 125; 220; 240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 10.25 inch = 26 cm

• Power out
• 5 W (7 W max.)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: A-82 - General Electric Co. GE;

• Shape
• Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 17 x 22 x 14 inch / 432 x 559 x 356 mm

• Notes

• During 1935 there was no 6A8G, but the metal tube 6A8. The schematic may show the later model.

  The General Electric models A-82 and A-87 share the same schematic at Rider's 6-24 through 6-30 (Rating "V" Receivers) which show IF peak at 465 kc. They can have a 25 cycle (C) or 60 cycle mains transformer which came in two versions, one fix for 105-120 volts (A), the other for 105 to 250 volts with 4 tappings (V = Universal Transformer). The band A covers 140 - 410 kc (long waves), Broadcast band (B) covers 540 - 1750 kc, band C (Fishery, Police etc.) 1.75 - 6 mc and the Short wave band (D) 6 - 19.5 mc (foreign broadcasts). Electrical power output is undistorted 5 Watt or 7 Watt maximum. Push-Pull output with transformer.

  Stein "Cathedral & Tombstone Radios" lists 3 bands for this model.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 22.7 kg / 50 lb 0 oz (50 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 94.50 USD

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Source of data
• Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 6 = 1935 and before

• Mentioned in
• The Radio Collector's Directory and Price Guide 1921 - 1965

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Beitman Radio Diagrams, Vol. 01, 1926-1938

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 (page 84.)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• General Electric Folder 750M-10-35 for 1935/1936.

• Literature/Schematics (4)
• Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 117.)

• Other Models

• Here you find 2916 models, 2139 with images and 2042 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY